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The Delaware Constitution of 1792 was the second governing document for Delaware state government. The Constitution was in effect from its adoption, on June 12, 1792, until it was replaced, on December 2, 1831, by a new Constitution. Members of the Delaware Constitutional Convention of 1792. The Convention convened in 1792 and adjourned June 12 ...
Under the Delaware Constitution of 1792 the General Assembly consisted of the Senate and the House of Representatives. There were nine members of the Senate, three from each county, and twenty-one members of the House of Representatives, seven from each county.
This was the first application of the Delaware 1792 Constitution. The apportionment of seats was permanently assigned to three senators and seven representatives for each of the three counties. Population of the county did not effect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a Federalist majority.
The Constitution of the State of Delaware of 1897 is the fourth and current governing document for Delaware state government and has been in effect since June 10 of that year. Executive [ edit ]
(1792) Archibald Alexander: Robert Haughey: John Dickinson: John Morris John M. Vining: Edward White Daniel Polk: Daniel Rogers: Rhodes Shankland: 17th* (1792) 18th* (1793) Isaac Grantham: Thomas Kean: Isaac Davis James Sykes Jr. George Wilson George Mitchell 18th* (1793) 19th* (1794) John Stockton: Joseph Miller 19th* (1794) 20th* (1795) John ...
The 1795 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1795. Incumbent Federalist Governor Joshua Clayton was not eligible for re-election under the Delaware Constitution of 1792 . Federalist nominee Gunning Bedford Sr. defeated Democratic-Republican nominee Archibald Alexander with 52.34% of the vote.
The 114th Delaware General Assembly was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the Delaware Senate and the Delaware House of Representatives. Elections were held the first Tuesday after November 1 and terms began in Dover on the first Tuesday in January.
The 41st Delaware General Assembly was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the Delaware Senate and the Delaware House of Representatives. Elections were held the first Tuesday of October and terms began on the first Tuesday in January.